Shamiso Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Shamiso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamiso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe971:159,15719,937
China21:683,660,78330,601
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Shamiso (16,287) may also be a first name.

Shamiso Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shamiso Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Shamiso is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shamiso.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamiso? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shamiso is the 1,795,579th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Shamiso are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Shamiso is also the 43,881st most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 16,287 people.

Shamiso is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 159,157. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 54 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 30 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 10 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in China, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shamiso
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